| As our research continues we find that there is still more to discover
about Georgiana, her life and times. We're sure that many of you will
be able to contribute to this process. One of the key objectives of
the documentary is to provide a widely accessible, user-friendly archive
of information and documentation for students and researchers of all
ages and interests. With the help of an online community, the database
content will continue to grow.
We invite you to help us to unravel the remaining mysteries in
a life story that resonates across the centuries.
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| From our reading of all of the her letters, Georgiana does not actually say where her wedding took place. But we have deduced (with the help of Mike Rumble)that it was actually at Keppoch House, the home of the Dunlop family and with whom she was living. Who are the present owners of Keppoch House nearby Cardross, Scotland? |
| Georgiana began reading something she called 'Redwood' while she was on board ship. What was she referring to? |
| What is 'The Shepherd's Bible'? |
| One of Georgiana's shopping lists includes: grenadilla, arno root (did she mean arrow root?), blue, and tamarind (possibly tamarind tea). We would like to know more about how each of these items was used in 19th Century daily life |
| Georgiana writes in a letter , "I have a 'secret sorrow' here." It's clearly a quotation and we've found several possible sources but do you know which text this pious and well-read young woman might be quoting?
ANSWER: Thanks to some correspondence with Louisse, we have discovered that the "secret sorrow" is a reference to John Wesley's explanatory notes on the bible, specifically under Ezekiel, 24:23.
[And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.]
Pine away — You shall languish with secret sorrow, when you shall not dare to shew it openly.
While I'm not enough of a theological scholar to be sure of the connection between Wesley and Georgiana's faith, I think the timing of his career and her religious zeal make it likely that she would have read his work. ...just a thought.
Thanks Louisse
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| Bessie Bussell sang a song called, 'Fleur de Page". Do you know the words and melody? |
| Some of Georgiana's seeds were grown on by the gardener of the Duke of Devonshire. Are there still any Western Australian flowers growing in the gardens at Chatsworth in England? |
To be continued...
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